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Where does “ποτός” come from?

ποτός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic potós, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ποτός (Ancient Greek): drinkable

Definitions

  1. drinkable

Ancestry of “ποτός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpotós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ποτός”

  • ποτό
  • ποτόν
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →